Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor in Tamil cinema. He has also performed in Telugu and Malayalam films and television series. He started his career in 1980 with the film Nizhalgal. He has acted in more than 590 films. He is best known for his dubbing work for Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil.
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Education
Ravi completed his Bachelor of Arts majoring in economics from PSG College of Arts & Science.
Career
Nizhalgal Ravi started his career under the team of veteran director Bharathiraja in the Tamil film Nizhalgal (1980), which fetched him his sobriquet Nizhalgal. He has played many roles in movies like Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987), Nayakan (1987), Vedham Pudhithu (1987), etc. He has acted in over 20 movies in Malayalam in the 80s before moving into mainstream Tamil movies. He paired with several leading actress Radhika, Radha, Gautami, Khushbu, Ramya Krishnan, Revathi, Urvashi, Bhanupriya, Amala, Ranjini, Seetha, Kanaka, Saranya Ponvannan, Kasthuri, Rohini.
Ravi acted in K. Balachander’s telefilm Rail Sneham in the late 80s and 90s. He became popular through this opportunity and went on to act in the same director's TV serial Jannal. He is also a seasoned voice artist having dubbed for many actors.
